That's ridiculous and doesn't make any sense at all. I'm in NI too and was recently referred for a non urgent ultrasound on my abdominal area and was seen in 4 weeks . GPS can red flag referrals so that you have to be seen in 2 weeks . There is no way that anyone should be waiting  a year for a breast ultrasound 

My doctors surgery has flagged it however from they will not push it through. I've been on the phone to my doctors and the breast cancer clinic who have said it's not urgent enough and the wait list is over a year long. Like I feel likes it's falling on deaf ears. 

I hate having my life in other people's hands and getting no where, I just want to get the tests done, but no one is letting me. I don't know what to do. I can't afford to pay for the tests myself 

I hate having my life in other people's hands and getting no where, I just want to get the tests done, but no one is letting me. I don't know what to do. I can't afford to pay for the tests myself 

Gosh that is so frustrating . I believe that there were delays to planned cancer surgeries and testing during the height of the lockdown but I'm not sure that this is still the case , particularly in relation to breast cancer . Actually what I said in my post in relation to my referral was slightly incorrect .I wasnt red flagged so I wasn't seen within 2 weeks but the GP did an urgent referral , not because she thought there was anything wrong but she couldn't be sure . So I was seen within 5 weeks. I can't get over a GP not giving you an urgent referral for a breast lump . The GP cannot know that it's not cancerous . Not to make you feel bad and I'm sure given your age , it's unlikely to be cancer but breast cancer can be a fast growing disease and leaving a lump untested for a year is unheard of in my experience. 
I would be changing doctors if I were you 

Don't know what Trust you are in .  I have just had my 3 yearly mammogram and there was no delay there . A friend is going through some tests for prostate cancer and again no delay. The issue is definitely to do with the referral not being classified as urgent or red flagged . Have you asked why your referral is not deemed to be urgent ? 

So I'm in Derry side, they won't red flag me. I mean hopefully there isn't anything wrong. I even rang the Breast screening clinic and they said that there is a long wait and people are waiting for over a year due to covid. Like I understand there being a backlog but it scares me and I just want it looked at. Years ago I had another lump in my other breast when living in England and I had a screening done at hospital with ultrasound with 4 weeks. This time I reported this current lump in February of this year and have been waiting since. I've lost count of how many phone calls I've made to my GP and the hospital but I'm not getting anywhere. They just say if anything changes to ring back. I feel like I should lie at this point but I don't think I could even do that!